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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Mar.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 207,221 202,426 202,436 207,221 207,980 208,058 202,423 202,426 202,436

Civilian labor force

 128,796 123,852 123,915 128,694 128,477 128,617 123,997 123,986 123,841

Participation rate

 62.2 61.2 61.2 62.1 61.8 61.8 61.3 61.2 61.2

Employed

 123,888 118,878 119,335 123,896 123,517 123,778 119,412 119,402 119,371

Employment-population ratio

 59.8 58.7 58.9 59.8 59.4 59.5 59.0 59.0 59.0

Unemployed

 4,908 4,974 4,580 4,798 4,960 4,838 4,585 4,584 4,470

Unemployment rate

 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6

Not in labor force

 78,425 78,574 78,521 78,526 79,503 79,441 78,426 78,441 78,595

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,564 63,730 63,831 66,444 66,683 66,700 63,834 63,768 63,724

Participation rate

 69.6 68.8 68.9 69.5 69.4 69.4 68.9 68.9 68.8

Employed

 64,087 61,148 61,584 64,181 64,311 64,411 61,734 61,574 61,684

Employment-population ratio

 67.0 66.0 66.5 67.1 67.0 67.0 66.7 66.5 66.6

Unemployed

 2,477 2,582 2,246 2,263 2,371 2,289 2,100 2,194 2,040

Unemployment rate

 3.7 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 57,333 55,885 55,763 57,150 56,993 57,008 55,661 55,682 55,596

Participation rate

 58.1 57.1 57.0 57.9 57.5 57.4 56.9 56.9 56.8

Employed

 55,489 54,047 53,929 55,265 55,051 55,178 53,748 53,874 53,721

Employment-population ratio

 56.2 55.2 55.1 56.0 55.5 55.6 54.9 55.1 54.9

Unemployed

 1,844 1,839 1,834 1,885 1,943 1,831 1,913 1,808 1,875

Unemployment rate

 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,900 4,236 4,321 5,100 4,801 4,909 4,502 4,536 4,521

Participation rate

 38.2 35.3 36.0 39.8 37.7 38.5 37.5 37.8 37.7

Employed

 4,312 3,683 3,821 4,449 4,155 4,190 3,929 3,955 3,966

Employment-population ratio

 33.6 30.7 31.9 34.7 32.6 32.9 32.7 33.0 33.1

Unemployed

 588 553 500 651 646 719 572 581 555

Unemployment rate

 12.0 13.1 11.6 12.8 13.5 14.6 12.7 12.8 12.3

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,687 35,388 35,411 35,687 35,961 35,995 35,364 35,388 35,411

Civilian labor force

 22,166 22,226 22,155 22,205 22,948 22,728 22,160 22,286 22,195

Participation rate

 62.1 62.8 62.6 62.2 63.8 63.1 62.7 63.0 62.7

Employed

 20,787 20,499 20,593 20,824 21,065 21,024 20,553 20,579 20,621

Employment-population ratio

 58.2 57.9 58.2 58.4 58.6 58.4 58.1 58.2 58.2

Unemployed

 1,380 1,727 1,562 1,382 1,884 1,704 1,607 1,707 1,574

Unemployment rate

 6.2 7.8 7.1 6.2 8.2 7.5 7.3 7.7 7.1

Not in labor force

 13,520 13,162 13,256 13,481 13,013 13,267 13,204 13,102 13,216

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,522 10,081 10,067 10,513 10,776 10,669 10,148 10,113 10,057

Participation rate

 69.3 67.8 67.7 69.3 70.4 69.6 68.3 68.0 67.6

Employed

 9,836 9,327 9,288 9,871 9,969 9,938 9,402 9,407 9,328

Employment-population ratio

 64.8 62.8 62.4 65.1 65.1 64.9 63.3 63.3 62.7

Unemployed

 686 754 778 642 807 731 747 706 729

Unemployment rate

 6.5 7.5 7.7 6.1 7.5 6.9 7.4 7.0 7.3

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,860 11,393 11,290 10,863 11,238 11,222 11,177 11,369 11,308

Participation rate

 60.9 63.8 63.2 60.9 62.5 62.4 62.6 63.7 63.3

Employed

 10,325 10,602 10,651 10,297 10,440 10,403 10,459 10,565 10,617

Employment-population ratio

 57.9 59.4 59.6 57.7 58.1 57.8 58.6 59.2 59.4

Unemployed

 535 792 639 566 798 820 717 804 691

Unemployment rate

 4.9 6.9 5.7 5.2 7.1 7.3 6.4 7.1 6.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 785 751 799 829 934 837 835 804 830

Participation rate

 29.3 28.2 30.0 31.0 34.8 31.2 31.3 30.2 31.1

Employed

 626 570 654 656 656 684 692 606 676

Employment-population ratio

 23.4 21.4 24.5 24.5 24.4 25.5 26.0 22.8 25.4

Unemployed

 159 182 145 174 278 153 143 197 154

Unemployment rate

 20.3 24.2 18.1 20.9 29.8 18.3 17.1 24.5 18.5

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,241 21,099 21,176 19,241 19,836 19,788 20,856 21,099 21,176

Civilian labor force

 12,688 13,867 13,897 12,651 13,083 13,036 13,828 13,892 13,860

Participation rate

 65.9 65.7 65.6 65.8 66.0 65.9 66.3 65.8 65.4

Employed

 12,258 13,189 13,402 12,210 12,617 12,565 13,241 13,222 13,348

Employment-population ratio

 63.7 62.5 63.3 63.5 63.6 63.5 63.5 62.7 63.0

Unemployed

 430 678 495 442 466 471 588 670 512

Unemployment rate

 3.4 4.9 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.2 4.8 3.7

Not in labor force

 6,553 7,232 7,279 6,590 6,753 6,752 7,027 7,207 7,317

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: April 03, 2026